The tram lines in Moscow are being modernized

The tram lines in Moscow are being modernized :Evghenii Mihailov, the General Director of Mosgortrans Moscow urban transportation gave an interview to Russia 24TV. Accordingly he sustained that the Moscow government in 2014 year plans to modernize 100 km of tramway road.

Eventually, at the moment the government makes the needed arrangements in order to begin the upgrading works in 2014 year. During the works the tramways will continue to work.

The intention of Moscow to modernize the tramway roads aims to ease the urban traffic and solve the problems related with the urban transportation. In 2012 Moscow has opened a tender to purchase in 2014-2015 period 120 new trams. At the moment the length of the active tram ways in Moscow is 400 km.